Track saw with movable splinter strip

A track configured for use with a saw having a blade, the track comprising:

• a track body having a side surface;
• a first link pivotably coupled to the track body,
• a second link pivotably coupled to the track body and oriented parallel with the first link,
• a blade guide pivotably coupled to the first link and the second link, the blade guide having an inboard side and an opposite outboard side, the blade guide being movable relative to the side surface between an inboard position, in which the inboard side of the blade guide abuts the side surface, and an outboard position, in which a gap is formed between the inboard side of the blade guide and the side surface;
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• a splinter strip coupled to the outboard side of the blade guide, the splinter strip being configured to contact the blade to inhibit splintering of a workpiece while being cut by the blade and the saw is moved along the track body.

A track saw assembly configured to be supported by and make a cut in a workpiece, the track saw assembly comprising:

• a saw unit including a shoe, a motor mounted upon the shoe, a blade rotatably coupled to the motor, and a blade guard movable between a covering position in which the blade is covered and a retracted position in which the blade is exposed;
• a track body having a first end, a second end, and a side surface, the track body being configured to guide the saw unit between a home position adjacent the first end and an advanced position adjacent the second end, an intermediate position being located between the home position and the advanced position;
• a blade guide coupled to the track body, the blade guide having an inboard side and an opposite outboard side, the blade guide being movable relative to the side surface between an inboard position in which the inboard side of the blade guide abuts the side surface and an outboard position in which a gap is formed between the inboard side of the blade guide and the side surface;
• wherein, as the saw unit is moved from the home position to the advanced position, the blade guard contacts the blade guide to move the blade guard from the covering position to the retracted position, and
• wherein, with the saw unit in the advanced position or the intermediate position, and in response to the track body being moved away from the workpiece, the blade guide is configured to be retracted to the inboard position, and as a result, the blade guard is returned to the covering position.